"Alexander Pushkin's "little tragedies" stand among the great masterpieces of Russian literature, yet they were last translated into English a quarter-century ago and have in recent years been out of print entirely. In this new translation, Nancy K. Anderson preserves the cadence and intensity of Pushkin's work while aligning it with today's poetic practices and freer approach to metrics. In addition she provides critical essays examining each play in depth, a discussion of her approach to translating the plays, and a consideration of the genre of these dramatic pieces and their performability."--Jacket.続きを読む

The little tragedies. The miserly knight ; Mozart and Salieri ; The stone guest ; A feast during the plague --
Critical essays. The seduction of power: The miserly knight ; Betrayal of a calling: Mozart and Salieri ; The weight of the past: The stone guest ; Survival and memory: A feast during the plague.

概要：

A translation from the original Russian of Pushkin's four short dramas in verse. The translater and critic Nancy Anderson preserves the cadence and intensity of the works, while aligning them with modern poetic practices and a freer approach to metrics. Critical essays examine each play in depth.続きを読む

"The little tragedies. The miserly knight ; Mozart and Salieri ; The stone guest ; A feast during the plague -- Critical essays. The seduction of power: The miserly knight ; Betrayal of a calling: Mozart and Salieri ; The weight of the past: The stone guest ; Survival and memory: A feast during the plague."@en

""Alexander Pushkin's "little tragedies" stand among the great masterpieces of Russian literature, yet they were last translated into English a quarter-century ago and have in recent years been out of print entirely. In this new translation, Nancy K. Anderson preserves the cadence and intensity of Pushkin's work while aligning it with today's poetic practices and freer approach to metrics. In addition she provides critical essays examining each play in depth, a discussion of her approach to translating the plays, and a consideration of the genre of these dramatic pieces and their performability."--Jacket."